Ealdorman Uhtred of Bebbanburg

Ealdorman Uhtred of Bebbanburg (died 866) was the Anglo-Saxon ealdorman of Bebbanburg (Bamburgh) during the mid-9th century. He was killed during a failed attempt to recapture York from the Danes in 866.

Biography
Uhtred was born in Bebbanburg, Northumberland, and he succeeded his father Uhtred (the name given the oldest son in the family) as Lord of Bebbanburg. He had two sons, Uhtred and Osbert, and, in 866, King Aella of Northumbria requested that he and a contingent of his subjects join the Northumbrian army to retake York. Before Uhtred left, he found that a force of Vikings under Earl Ragnar had landed near his castle, and they killed and beheaded his older son Uhtred after Uhtred foolishly chose to fight the Vikings against his father's orders. Uhtred then had Osbert rebaptized as "Uhtred", making him his new heir, and he then departed for York.